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An Appalachian School in Coal Country

Facing the Challenges of a Changing Region

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An Appalachian School in Coal Country

Facing the Challenges of a Changing Region

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An Appalachian School in Coal Country examines the struggles and triumphs of an elementary school in one of the poorest counties in the United States. Despite economic crisis in the county, Creekside Elementary School is achieving unprecedented academic success. This study explores the objectives, goals, and challenges of the educators of Creekside Elementary and the ways in which they are able to serve the needs of their students and community. Creekside is a microcosm of the changes occurring in the Appalachian region itself, and this book examines how one elementary school is able to succeed despite all odds and how others like it can achieve similar results as well.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: THE ETHNOGRAPHY

Chapter 1: “An unparalleled place in our cultural imagination”—An Introduction to Appalachia

Chapter 2: “Lonesome beauty”—McDowell County, West Virginia

Chapter 3: “That mountain, it divides the county”—McDowell County School System and Creekside Elementary School

PART II: THE NARRATIVES

Chapter 4: “They were almost always poor”—Identifying the Challenges

Chapter 5: “Hold on to the promise and goodness of a child”—Responding to the Challenges

Chapter 6: “We have to empower them with an education”—Visions of the Future

References

About the Author

Product details

Published Aug 20 2019
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 158
ISBN 9798216320210
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 8 BW Photos
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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